Editing Stuart Erwin (section)

==Career==
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Erwin began acting in college in the 1920s, having first appeared on stage. From there, he acted in [[Repertory theatre|stock theater]] in Los Angeles.<ref name=ot/>

===Film career===
[[File:Ceiling Zero (1936) 1.jpg|thumb|260px|right|Erwin, far right, with [[Pat O'Brien (actor)|Pat O'Brien]], Martha Tibbetts, [[James Cagney]], and [[June Travis]] in ''[[Ceiling Zero]]'' (1936)]]

He broke into films in 1928 in ''Mother Knows Best''. In 1934, he was cast as [[Joe Palooka]] in the film ''[[Palooka (film)|Palooka]]''. In 1932, he co-starred with [[Bing Crosby]] in the comedy ''[[The Big Broadcast]]'', where he played Texas oil tycoon Leslie McWhinney. 

In 1936, he was cast in ''[[Pigskin Parade]]'', for which he was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]. In 1940, he played Howie Newsome, the dairy delivery vendor, in the film adaptation of ''[[Our Town (1940 film)|Our Town]]'', based on the [[Thornton Wilder]] play.

In Walt Disney's ''[[Bambi]]'', Erwin performed the voice of a tree squirrel. Later, Erwin appeared in the [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] films ''[[Son of Flubber]]'' and ''[[The Misadventures of Merlin Jones]]''.

===Radio career===
In 1946, Erwin starred in ''Phone Again Finnegan'' on [[CBS]]. He played an apartment house manager in the comedy-drama.<ref>{{cite news|title='Phone Again Finnegan,' New Comedy Series on WHP, Stars Stu Erwin|newspaper=Harrisburg Telegraph |date=June 22, 1946 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2079512/phone_again_finnegan/|agency=Harrisburg Telegraph|issue=June 22, 1946|page=21|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = March 27, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref>

He also played various roles on ''[[Theater Guild on the Air]]'', ''[[Lux Radio Theatre]]'', ''The Old Gold Radio Theatre'' and ''[[Cavalcade of America]]''.

===Television career===
In 1950, Erwin made the transition to television, in which he starred in ''Trouble with Father'',{{r|etvs|page1=1109}} which was retitled ''[[The Stu Erwin Show]]'', with his co-star and real-life wife [[June Collyer]]. In 1963–1964, he played Otto King on ''[[The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)|The Greatest Show on Earth]]''.<ref name="etvs">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=415|edition=2nd}}</ref>

Erwin guest-starred on ''[[Crossroads (1955 TV series)|Crossroads]]'', ''[[Angel (1960 TV series)|Angel]]'', ''[[Bonanza]]'', ''[[The Donna Reed Show]]'', ''[[Straightaway (TV series)|Straightaway]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' and ''[[Our Man Higgins]]''.

Erwin made four guest appearances on ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', including the role of Clem P. "Sandy" Sandover in the 1962 episode "The Case of the Double-Entry Mind" and Everett Stanton in the 1964 episode "The Case of the Scandalous Sculptor".

Erwin guest-starred on ''[[Father Knows Best]]'' in the episode titled "Family Contest" in the role of Mr. Hensley and on ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', season 1, episode 8, portraying Tom Silby who was presumed dead, but returned to town after a two-year absence.